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Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Prom Monday, August 29 to Friday, September 2
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.
WHITE
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
BROWN
Large 6?
Mediums Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 54 57 57 58 58
Checks 33 33 33 33 33
Tone - Demand good but cautious.
Copyright 1977 Urner Barry Publications
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
August 30,1977
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A’’ Brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL (FACT) -to sell members
MASS+ 76-82 71-74 61-66 36-41 fowl. PACMA works directly
Mostly 77-80 72-73 62-64 37-39 with the PFA poultrymen in
NEWHAMP. 71-77 65-72 55-62 31-37 the program.
Mostly 74-75 69-70 59-60 34-35 Farm point prices
R.I. 79-80 73-74 64-65 39-40 prevailing for fowl to be
VERMONT 78-83 73-78 63-69 - marketed by members
Mostly 7880 73-75 63-65 - during the week of August 29
MAINE 74-76 69-71 59-61 , 34-36 were 10 cents at farm
-(-Includes Central and Western Sections Only. weight.
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI)
Durham, N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable
nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center
for producers, packers and marketers. GNR eggs are
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of
either 300 or 750 cases. Prices are FOB buyers dock, and
are computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. This
week’s prices for each classification we-e
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
45 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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Office: 22 E. Main St., Lititz. PA 17543 J
Record-Express Office Building
Phone; Lancaster 717-394-3047 X
or Lititz 717-626-1164 5
Robert G. Campbell, Publisher j
Dieter Kneg, Editor £
Joanne Spahr, Assistant Editor
Kendace Borry, Associate Editor *
Laurel Schaeffer, Berks County Correspondent J
Joyce Bupp, York County Correspondent -fc
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Lititz, r A steady
¥ Second Class Postage paid at Lititz, PA 17543 * Prices to retaders: Sales
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X Por Address Change form or new subscription ¥ grades white eggs in car-
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September 3,1977
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Tuesday Thursday
54 55
47 46
39 41
32 33
40 40
33 33
Baltimore
Eggs
August 31,1977
Prices are 1 to 3 cents
higher. Demand improving a
little and is fair. Supplies are
ample.
Cartoned eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min.
one case sale) White:
Grade A Large 66-72
Grade A Medium 54-59.
PACMA
Facts
' The following market is
- supplied by PACMA-FACTS,
direct marketing
organization affiliated with
the Pennsylvania Farmers’
Association. Participating
poultrymen are members of
PACMA, which employs a
fowl marketing agent - The
Farmers’ Agricultural
Cooperative Trading Society
Delmarva
Poultry
August 31,1977
Ready-to-cook movement
light to fair on whole birds,
while good on legs and
breasts, and liver. Slaughter
schedules curtailed as oc
casional plant not operating
due to slow movement.
Todays little asking prices
held unchanged on both
plant and US Grade A.
Advance interest developing
at unchanged levels with this
week. Live supplies fully
adequate at desirable
weights. Undertone Steady.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate includes mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 42-44;
Plant Grade 41-42%
Premium X US Grade A
49.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 47.00.
Wtd. Avg.; US Grade A
42.79; Plant Grade 42.05;
Premium X US Grade A
49.00; Premium X Plant
Grade 47.00.
X - includes special ser
vices, selected competive
brands, etc.
Philadelphia
Eggs
Hay Markets
New Holland
Hay
Monday, August 29,1977
New Holland '
Sales Stables
Total 101 load. Hay very
active - uneven due to high
moisture in many loads. Ear
com and straw steady.
Alfalfa No. 1 90-110; No. 2
75-90; No. 3 61-75; Mixed hav
No. 1 90-112; No. 2.65-80;
No. 3 55-65; Timothy hay,
few loads 60-85; Clover hay
47-75; straw 75-90; ear com
54-61.50.
Fogelsville
Poultry
August 30,1977
Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, heavy type 15-30,
"mostly 20-26; pullets 43-47,
mostly 44-46; roasters 35-40;
ducks 37-51, mostly 50-51;
drakes 50-51; Geese 20-30,
mostly,2s-30; turkeys, hens
48; rabbits 30%-49' mostly
41-45; guineas 1.25%-1.40;
pigeons (per pair) 90-2.20,
mostly 1.00-1.20.
Total coops sold 269.
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
August 31,1977
Prices steady. Farm of
ferings adequate for a fairly
good processor demand on
light type hens. Offerings of
heavy type hens fully
adequate for a fair demand.
Prices paid at farm:
Light type hens 8-10,
mostly- 9%-i0; Delaware
plant 11-12; Heavy type hens
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EGG LATERS
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Green Dragon
Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
August 26,1977
Prices Per Ton:
35 loads hay & 11 loads
straw.
Alfalfa, few 80.00-85.50;
Timothy, few 67.00-85._50;
Mixed hay 70.00-90.00, few
down to 51.00; Clover, one
load 66.00; Straw 65.50-87.00,
couple down to 55.00; Coni,
15 loads 55.00-63.00; Grain
Sorghum, one load $1.15 per
bushel.
) have a
nice weekend...
JOIN UP WITH THE WINNERS!
Harvey Z. Martin
Hay Market
Wednesday, Aug. 31,1977
Alfalfa 41 to 52, better 56 to
102; Clover 60 to 74; Timothy
50 to 91; Mixed Hay 45 to 53;
better 56 to 92; Stubble Hay
43 to 63; Straw (2 loads) 71
and 91; Ear Com (17 loads)
46.50 to 58; Seed Barley $6.75
and $6.50 per bag. (2 bu. per
bag).
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm & per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady.
Alfalfa 85.00-100.00; Mixed
hay 70.00-80.00; Timothy hay
70.00-75.00; Straw 60.00;
Mulch 30.00-40.00.
cv
89 Loads
August 29,1977
HUBBARD
WHITE MT.
BROILERS.